Qatar ‘most peaceful’ Middle Eastern state 17, December 2009
Posted by thegulfblog.com in Middle East, Qatar.Tags: conflict, Global peace index, Most peaceful states, peace
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The global peace index ranks countries according to how peaceful they are using a raft of statistics ranging from the number of homicides per 100,000 people to the number of inter-state conflicts to the number of internal security officers per 100,000. In short, it provides a reasonably accurate tabulation of the relative peacefulness of states.
In this year’s rankings Qatar came top of all Middle Eastern states as the most peaceful, pipping Oman by 5 places, finishing an impressive 16th, one ahead of Switzerland. Here’s the GCC breakdown.
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Qatar | 30 | 33 | 16 |
| Saudi | 90 | 108 | 109 |
| UAE | 38 | 42 | 40 |
| Kuwait | 46 | 45 | 42 |
| Bahrain | 62 | 74 | 69 |
| Oman | 22 | 25 | 21 |
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Qatar | 30 | 33 | 16 |
| Saudi | 90 | 108 | 109 |
| UAE | 38 | 42 | 40 |
| Kuwait | 46 | 45 | 42 |
| Bahrain | 62 | 74 | 69 |
| Oman | 22 | 25 | 21 |
The geography of chaos 10, March 2008
Posted by thegulfblog.com in Middle East.Tags: conflict, le monde diplomatique, map, map of conflict
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This map is from Le Monde Diplomatique and clearly and vividly shows the conflicts throughout the Middle East.
It can be downloaded as a pdf here.
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